£70,000 FOR HOSPITAL
STOCKBROKER'S BIG CHEQUE DONATIONS ■< TOTAL £IOO,OOO Easily the largest single cheque ever received on behalf of Middlesex Hospital—no less than £70,000 —has been sent to Prince Arthur of Connaught, chairman of the hospital, by Mr. Edward William Meyerstein, a retired stockbroker, of Dunton Green, Kent. Thj'g gift brings Mr. Meycrstein's donations to the Middlesex Hospital up to a total of £IOO,OOO. In March ho gave £30,000, for which he was thanked personally by the King. It is said that in making his first gift Mr. Meyerstein arrived at the hospital by taxicab. In his pocket was the cheque for £30,000, but he had to borrow tho fare for his taxicab from a friend.
Mr. Meyerstein, who is more than 70, has mado his latest gift in the hope, in the first place, that work can begin at once on tho new building. In tho second place, Mr. Meyerstein says he feels that substantial support at this critical stage will not only justify the completion of the building, but will be a stimulus to others to provide during the 12 to 18 months' run of
the contract the balance of £90,000 still required. A few months ago Mr. Meyerstein offered £IO,OOO to the Sevcnoaks Hospital, but at a meeting of subscribers his offer was declined on the ground that the board was unable to accept conditions attaching to the gift.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21882, 18 August 1934, Page 2 (Supplement)
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